OTHER UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS OFFERED
The College of Education offers one undergraduate program leading to the bachelor of science in education degree that is not for the preparation of teachers. This program requires the completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours in prescribed and elective courses, as set forth in this catalog, and the achievement of the College's minimum standards of scholarship.
PROGRAM IN EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE (NON-CERTIFICATION) (HPES)
Associate Professor Mark Richardson (Office: 208 Moore Hall) and
Associate Professor Matthew Green (Office: 200 Moore Hall)
This program offered by the Department of Kinesiology requires the completion of 120 semester hours as specified below and leads to the bachelor of science in education degree. The program does not lead to professional certification as a teacher. A prospective exercise and sport science student must (a) complete 45 hours of applicable courses toward the degree, and (b) have at least a 2.0 GPA before taking upper division (300-level or above) courses in the program of study.
| Course | Hours |
| General Studies | 50 |
| See general studies requirements, pp. 181–182. The following exceptions apply: | |
| Area II: Student may substitute a different Area II course for the public-speaking requirement.
Area III: BSC 109 should be taken to meet prerequisite requirements. For students selecting the preprofessional concentration, BSC 114 and BSC 115 should be taken instead of BSC 109. Students selecting the preprofessional concentration should complete MATH 112 to meet prerequisite requirements. Area IV: Students selecting the business concentration should complete EC 110 to meet prerequisite requirements. Students selecting the preprofessional concentration should complete PY 101 to meet prerequisite requirements. |
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| Kinesiological core | 34 |
| All students in the major must complete the kinesiological core. | |
| BSC 215 Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BSC 216 Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| HAT 272 First Aid, Safety, and CPR | 2 |
| HPE 199 Ecological Approach to Health and Fitness | 3 |
| HPE 300 Foundations of Human Performance | 3 |
| HPE 362 Motor Development | 3 |
| HPE 365 Applied Biomechanics | 3 |
| HPE 366 Evaluation and Measurement | 3 |
| HPE 464 Administration of Physical Education and Sport | 3 |
| HPE 468 Adapted Physical Education (W) | 3 |
| HPE 492 Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
| Kinesiological concentrations | 36–43 |
| Students in the major must select three of the following concentrations for in-depth study or the preprofessional concentration plus one additional concentration. This should be discussed with an advisor in the Department of Kinesiology. | |
| Fitness concentration | 15 |
| HPE 387 Field Experience in Kinesiology | 3 |
| HPE 493 Fitness Appraisal and Exercise Prescription | 3 |
| HPE 488 Internship in Physical Education | 9–12 |
| Nutrition concentration | 12 |
| NHM 101 Introduction to Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NHM 210 Dynamics of Weight Control | 3 |
| NHM 315 Nutrition for Performance | 3 |
| NHM 401 Nutrition for Health Professionals | 3 |
| Business concentration | 12–13 |
| Select 12–13 hours from the following courses: | |
| AC 210 Introduction to Accounting | 4 |
| APR 230 Introduction to Public Relations for Non-Majors | 3 |
| EC 110 Principals of Microeconomics | 3 |
| LGS 200 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| HES 460 Sports Management | 3 |
| Coaching/Sport Skill concentration | 12 |
| Select 12 hours from the following courses while noting the following rules: Students opting for this concentration may take up to three 3-hour coaching theory (HCA) courses at the 300 level or above. Students may also take a maximum of six different 1-hour leisure activity (HPL) courses to fulfill this concentration. | |
| HCA courses | 0–9 |
| HPL courses | 0–6 |
| HPE 306 Analysis and Teaching of Movement I: Invasion/Striking and Fielding/Target Games | 3 |
| HAT 257 Introduction to Athletic Training | 3 |
| Preprofessional concentration | 28 |
| CH 101 General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CH 102 General Chemistry II | 4 |
| PH 101 General Physics I | 4 |
| PH 102 General Physics II | 4 |
| MATH 113 Precalculus Trigonometry | 3 |
| PY 211 Elementary Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PY electives | 6 |
| Disability sports concentration | 15 |
| HPE 387 Field Experience in Kinesiology | 3 |
| SPE 300 Survey of Special Education and Accommodation Strategies | 3 |
| HPE 488 Internship in Fitness Management | 6 |
| HPE 496 Independent Study in Physical Education | 3 |
| Approved Electives | 0–3 |